Digest / March 28, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — March 28, 2026
51 new issues filed ·
30 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (51)
- Latest version of codex consumes infinite tokens doing nothing
- can drag file or folder as adding file to context?
- feature: SIGUSR1 handler for mid-task instruction injection via inbox file
- feature: SIGUSR2 handler for live config and rules reload
- When will Mac computers with Intel chips be supported?
- More and more UI issues with each update.
- codex resume <renamed-session>` fails after renaming session
- Setting model_context_window in config.toml breaks auto-compaction (fill_to_context_window resets token counter)
- Feature: Reorganize slash commands into a structured Settings panel with progressive disclosure
- Shell snapshot drops Nix `PATH` entries while preserving `__ETC_PROFILE_NIX_SOURCED=1`, causing commands to disappear in `bash -lc`
- Support native PowerShell PreToolUse hooks (not just Bash-wrapped pwsh/powershell commands)
- Regression in 0.115.0: shell commands fail in WSL due to bubblewrap namespace setup
- Opened by mistake
- Linux + HTTP proxy: Codex CLI fails in both API key mode and device-auth mode, while curl works for Responses API
- After updating Codex this time, the pop-out window feature is a total mess.
- Disable the built-in `GitHub` app (the one that appears in the `$` command) after `v0.117`
- windows codex app lost php.exe
- playwright dont work within codex but CLI
- Penpot MCP calls hang in Codex App, while the same server works via direct MCP HTTP client
- /mcp in codex-cli v0.117.0 omits Status and renders working MCP servers as Tools: (none)
- Starting a thread in a project without .codex leaves behind an empty .codex file
- Ability to manually rename Codex chat/thread titles in the VS Code extension
- Explicit official docs URLs should bypass search_openai_docs
- App-server TUI mention picker truncates $ skill candidates to 8 items instead of allowing scroll
- TUI /agent accumulates ghost subagent threads; stale entries open blank while API returns 'agent not found'
- Automation prompt save strips later skill links, preserving only the first markdown skill reference
- Can we add environment management features to the Codex app
- Mac app stops showing local threads even though local thread data still exists
- Linux: Intermittent DNS SERVFAIL from systemd-resolved causes complete WebSocket connection failure with no recovery
- Stale '(deleted)' self-exe path can break apply_patch after binary replacement
- Add pre_compact and post_compact hooks for context compaction
- High GPU usage when app is on screen Mac
- CODEX.md instead of AGENTS.md
- subagents inside codex CLI
- Frequent apply_patch failures after 0.117.0 appear to come from the execution/runtime path, not from patch grammar parsing
- Incorrect Shortcut Binding of ⌃F
- nix build error - rusty_v8 download issue
- Output content is lost/truncated in macOS + VS Code integrated terminal
- VSCode Codex keeps 200% CPU and high power assumption on chat conversation page
- Allow simple cmd + enter to submit message instead of long prompts
- Codex chat font size visually resets after unrelated settings.json changes
- Typo: duplicate word in responses-api-proxy comment
- Shift+Enter does not work in Codex inside tmux
- OpenBSD support
- Support remote `--cd` for `codex --remote` command
- yeet skill is over opinionated
- Plugins briefly appear on launch, then disappear after Codex finishes loading
- Anchor prompt to bottom of viewport when scrollback exists
- Custom and persistent subagents.
- Global context settings appear to remain active after switching from gpt-5.4 to gpt-5.4-mini
- Make context window and auto-compaction settings model-aware
Resolved issues (30)
- ERROR: No saved session found with ID <session_name> After Upgrade to 0.117.0
- Agents are always closed
- Latest version of codex consumes infinite tokens doing nothing
- can drag file or folder as adding file to context?
- Regression: /copy fails in 0.117.0 after first Codex output in a normal session
- When will Mac computers with Intel chips be supported?
- More and more UI issues with each update.
- codex resume <renamed-session>` fails after renaming session
- Setting model_context_window in config.toml breaks auto-compaction (fill_to_context_window resets token counter)
- Desktop automations can start in workspace-write and switch to danger-full-access after chat interaction
- Opened by mistake
- Support native PowerShell PreToolUse hooks (not just Bash-wrapped pwsh/powershell commands)
- After updating Codex this time, the pop-out window feature is a total mess.
- /mcp in codex-cli v0.117.0 omits Status and renders working MCP servers as Tools: (none)
- Linux: Intermittent DNS SERVFAIL from systemd-resolved causes complete WebSocket connection failure with no recovery
- Hyphenated MCP server names cause working servers to render as 'Tools: (none)'
- Ability to manually rename Codex chat/thread titles in the VS Code extension
- Stale '(deleted)' self-exe path can break apply_patch after binary replacement
- Add pre_compact and post_compact hooks for context compaction
- CODEX.md instead of AGENTS.md
- subagents inside codex CLI
- Incorrect Shortcut Binding of ⌃F
- VSCode Codex keeps 200% CPU and high power assumption on chat conversation page
- App-server TUI does not fully reflect external live turns on shared thread
- Typo: duplicate word in responses-api-proxy comment
- Shift+Enter does not work in Codex inside tmux
- App-server TUI mention picker truncates $ skill candidates to 8 items instead of allowing scroll
- Plugins briefly appear on launch, then disappear after Codex finishes loading
- Anchor prompt to bottom of viewport when scrollback exists
- Custom and persistent subagents.